Furniture construction



Jan." 10, 1939.

w. E. CLARINV 2,143,542

FIG. 5

ATTORNEY.

Patented Jan. 10, 1939 PATENT OFFICE FURNITURE CONSTRUCTION Werner E.Olarin, Muncie, Ind., assignor to The Durham Manufacturing Company,

M uncie,

Ind., a corporation of Indiana Application July 31, 1937, Serial No.156,771 2 Claims. (01. 311-113) This invention relates to improvementsin corner construction of frame structures for articles of furnituresuch as tables and the like.

Advantages to be desired in construction of the above description are,that it may be of knockdown type; that the parts thereof may beeconomical of manufacture, and capable of being easily assembled andsecured together by the exercise of only ordinary skill; and that theconstruction so effected may be neat in appearance,

strong and durable.

The above named advantages, as well as other benefits which will becomeapparent as the specification of my invention proceeds, are accomplishedby, and my invention is embodied in the new construction, combinationand arrangement of parts described in the following specification, andillustrated in the accompanying drawing.

The several parts of the invention are identified by suitable charactersof reference applied to them in the different views in the drawing, inwhich- Figure 1 is a side view of my invention in a form of embodimentintended for table construction.

In this view a portion of the obverse frame member is broken away.

Figure 2 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 2--2 and inthe direction of arrow 2 in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a perspective view illustrating the appearance of a tablestructure wherein the corner construction of the form depicted in Figure1 is used.

In the embodiment illustrated, the end of each of the side rails I and 2is finished at a right angle. Spaced from the end of and extendingacross the inner surface of each of the rails is a transverse groove 4.

An abutment member 6 made of stout plate metal is of right angleformation in cross section and it is of length equivalent to the widthof the rail. The edge portion of each leg of said abutment member isturned outwardly to constitute a 45 ledge 1. 8 designates a bindermember and which is of formation in cross section to engage theproximate ends of the rails. It consists of a stout metal plate of rightangle formation, and it is of the same length as the abutment member 6and 50 each leg thereof is turned outwardly to constitute a ledge 9. Thesaid binder member is provided with spaced holes I0 through whichsecuring bolts 12 are passed. Similarly, holes I4 are provided in theabutment member 6. Each of the 5; legs I6 is of suitably finishedtubular structure.

and is provided with spaced holes in which said bolts 12 are received.

The relative positions of the several parts, in their assembled status,are as depicted in Figure 2. The frame members or rails having been dis-5 posed with their ends in proximate position the abutment member havingbeen placed in position with its ledges within the grooves 4, the hindermember 8 being in place with its ledges at the exterior corners of therails, and the leg being 10 in place, the bolts l2 are inserted at theholes therefor, and are passed through the leg, the binder member, andthe abutment member. Upon screwing home the nut 18, the abutment member,the binder member and the leg are drawn 15 toward each other and,whereby the frame members and leg are securely united.

The mechanical operations in processing the several parts are extremelysimple and there is such accuracy or coordination, that when the 202said parts are united as above described, the construction is secure anddependable. The invention is effective in structural requirementswherein it is desired that the leg member may constitute the cornerportion of the exterior of the 25 structure, as depicted in Figures 2and 3.

The ends of the rails are out at a right angle. The binder member issimilar to the abutment member, and its ledges engage the edge portionsof the outer corners of the said rails. The bolts serve to draw theabutment member and binder member toward each other and to hold them intightened engagement with the end portions of the frame members wherebythe said frame members, abutment member and binder member are securelyunited.

Whereas I have shown my invention as applied to construction wherein theframe members are in right anglerelation, the table structure thereforebeing square in plan, I wish it to be understood that the invention isapplicable to constructions wherein the frame members are disposed at anacute angle to each other, such as in structures of hexagonal oroctagonal form in plan. Also that minor changes and modifications may bemade without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificingany of its advantages; and that the invention is to be construed as ofthe breadth and scope as defined in the appended claims.

What I claim as my invention, is-

1. Corner construction for frame structures of the kind described,comprising frame members having squared ends and which are disposed at aright angle with their ends in proximate relation and each beingprovided with a transverse groove spaced from the end of its interiorside, an abutment member right angular in cross section and each legthereof having an out turned ledge toengage the anterior corner of theadjacent frame member, a leg member of circular formation in cross:section and which is seated in the crotch of said binder member, andbolts passed through said leg member, abutment member and binder member,to draw the said three members to and to hold them in united relationwith each other and with the said frame members.

2. Corner construction for frame structures of the kind described,comprising frame members angularly disposed with their ends in proximaterelation and each of said frame members being provided with a transversegroove spaced from the end of its interior side, an abutment memberangular in cross section and each leg of same having an outturned ledgeto be received in the groove of the adjacent frame member, a tubular legmember, a binder member angular in cross: section and each leg of samehaving an outturned flange to engage an outturned corner of the adjacentframe member, and means to draw the abutment member, binder member, andleg member into alignment and to hold them in tightened coordinatedrelation with the end portions of said frame members.

WERNER E. CLARIN.

